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Confession: I’ve read only two books since I received my call. Short ones and we’ll get to them later. Really, my nights and days are chock-a-block full of blogs. Mission blogs. Travel blogs. Expat blogs. I’ve arrived at only one conclusion: there is entirely too much information available at the click of a button.

In one night I found the current Taipei Mission AP’s blog, a couple sisters serving in Hong Kong, a few anti-rants, and an expat’s guide to night markets. Feverishly and religiously are the only two adjectives that come close to describing how I plowed through their entries. Apparently, I’m much more a consumer of blogs than a creator…. *shifty eyes*

This went on for about a month… until I reached a series of conclusions. At that point, the blog addiction ceased. I’d found what I’d been looking for: the secret to a “good” mission:

you will only get out of a mission what you put into it

no matter how much you fight it, you will change

under no circumstances will you like every single one of your companions

Now, the application of what I’ve just learned is still TBD, but I can at least sleep at night. Thanks U2.